Inherent variability in lead and copper collected during standardized sampling

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1-15

  Masters, Sheldon ^a   Parks, Jeffrey ^a   Atassi, Amrou ^b   Edwards, Marc A ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b CDM SMITH   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Lead; Premise plumbing; Variability

Indexed keywords

BRASS; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; PLUMBING;

CONSUMER HEALTHS; CORROSION CONTROL; INHERENT VARIABILITY; LEAD SOLDERS; PREMISE PLUMBINGS; PUBLIC EDUCATION; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; VARIABILITY;

COPPER;

COPPER; LEAD; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; LEAD; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORROSION; FLOW RATE; HEALTH HAZARD; INTRA SITE VARIABILITY; MEASUREMENT VARIABILITY; PLUMBING MATERIAL; STANDARDIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; SANITATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

COPPER; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LEAD; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84958771822     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5182-x     Document Type: Article

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